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Yngve Kristoffersen

Yngve Kristoffersen

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Earth Science

D-Index
32
Citations
6099
World Ranking
8558
National Ranking
129

Overview

Yngve Kristoffersen is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and conducts research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their scholarly work includes a focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Geology, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics covered in their research encompass Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, geological studies and exploration, methane hydrates and related phenomena, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, cryospheric studies and observations, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, as well as drilling and well engineering.

Frequent coauthors in Kristoffersen's publications include John K. Hall, Jean Rabault, Øyvind Breivik, Atle Jensen, and Gaute Hope, each collaborating on multiple works.

Key publication venues where Kristoffersen has contributed include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Scientific Data
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Norwegian Journal of Geology
  • Journal of the Geological Society

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Kristoffersen are as follows:

  • "On the the origin of the Yermak Plateau north of Svalbard, Arctic Ocean," 2020, Norwegian Journal of Geology
  • "The High Arctic Large Igneous Province: first seismic-stratigraphic evidence for multiple Mesozoic volcanic pulses on the Lomonosov Ridge, central Arctic Ocean," 2023, Journal of the Geological Society
  • "Morris Jesup Spur and Rise north of Greenland - exploring present seabed features, the history of sediment deposition, volcanism and tectonic deformation at a Late Cretaceous/early Cenozoic triple junction in the Arctic Ocean," 2021, Norwegian Journal of Geology

Collaborative research also includes participation in broader projects, such as the work titled "The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 4.0," published in 2020 in Scientific Data, and contributing to datasets on sea ice drift and waves documented in Scientific Data in 2023.

Across these contributions, Kristoffersen's work often addresses multidisciplinary approaches to understanding Arctic geological formation processes, ocean and ice dynamics, and regional tectonic history.

Best Publications

  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0

    Martin Jakobsson;Larry Mayer;Bernard Coakley;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • The Cenozoic palaeoenvironment of the Arctic Ocean.

    Kathryn Moran;Jan Backman;Henk Brinkhuis;Steven C. Clemens

  • A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Michael J Bentley;Colm Ó Cofaigh;John B Anderson;Howard Conway

  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 4.0.

    Martin Jakobsson;Larry A. Mayer;Caroline Bringensparr;Carlos F. Castro

  • Extinct triple junction south of Greenland and the Tertiary motion of Greenland relative to North America

    Yngve Kristoffersen;Manik Talwani

  • Lomonosov Ridge—A double-sided continental margin

    Wilfried Jokat;Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben;Yngve Kristoffersen;Thorkild Maack Rasmussen

  • New insights into the evolution of the Lomonosov Ridge and the Eurasian Basin

    W. Jokat;E. Weigelt;Y. Kristoffersen;T. Rasmussen

  • Reconstruction of changes in the Weddell Sea sector of the Antarctic Ice Sheet since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;Michael J. Bentley;Travis D. Stolldorf;Andrew S. Hein

  • Sea-floor spreading and the early opening of the North Atlantic

    Yngve Kristoffersen

  • Physiographic provinces of the Arctic Ocean seafloor

    Martin Jakobsson;Arthur Grantz;Yngve Kristoffersen;Ron Macnab

  • Late Quaternary glaciation in the south‐western Barents Sea

    Tore O. Vorren;Yngve Kristoffersen

  • The Crary Fan : a trough-mouth fan on the Weddell Sea continental margin, Antarctica

    Berit Kuvaas;Yngve Kristoffersen

  • The nature of the acoustic basement on Mendeleev and northwestern Alpha ridges, Arctic Ocean

    Vibeke Bruvoll;Yngve Kristoffersen;Bernard J. Coakley;John R. Hopper

  • Late Cretaceous magnetic anomalies in the North Atlantic

    Steven C. Cande;Yngve Kristoffersen

  • Seabed erosion on the Lomonosov Ridge, central Arctic Ocean: A tale of deep draft icebergs in the Eurasia Basin and the influence of Atlantic water inflow on iceberg motion?

    Y. Kristoffersen;B. Coakley;Wilfried Jokat;M. Edwards

  • Deformation of the Baltic continental crust during Caledonide intracontinental subduction: Views from seismic reflection data

    C. A. Hurich;H. Palm;D. Dyrelius;Y. Kristoffersen

  • Bathymetry, controlled source seismic and gravity observations of the Mendeleev ridge : implications for ridge structure, origin, and regional tectonics

    Dayton Dove;Bernard Coakley;John Hopper;Yngve Kristoffersen

  • Reduced sea ice concentrations in the Arctic Ocean during the last interglacial period revealed by sediment cores off northern Greenland

    Niels Nørgaard-Pedersen;Naja Mikkelsen;Susanne Juul Lassen;Yngve Kristoffersen

  • Ice sheet history from Antarctic continental margin Sediments: the ANTOSTRAT approach

    P.F. Barker;P.J. Barrett;A. Camerlenghi;Alan K. Cooper

  • Arctic Ocean record of last two glacial-interglacial cycles off North Greenland/Ellesmere Island — Implications for glacial history

    N. Nørgaard-Pedersen;N. Mikkelsen;Y. Kristoffersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Olaf Eisen
Olaf Eisen University of Bremen
Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen
Christoph Mayer
Christoph Mayer Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Bernard Coakley
Bernard Coakley University of Alaska Fairbanks
Martin Jakobsson
Martin Jakobsson Stockholm University
John R. Hopper
John R. Hopper Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Tore O. Vorren
Tore O. Vorren University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Larry A. Mayer
Larry A. Mayer University of New Hampshire
Søren Rysgaard
Søren Rysgaard Aarhus University
Julian A. Dowdeswell
Julian A. Dowdeswell University of Cambridge

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